Seattle Councilwoman: ‘Portland is pretty homogenous’

City Councilman Jean Godden just fired another salvo in the long-standing battle between Seattle and Portland.

The City Council’s budget committee on Tuesday was discussing Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods, one of the many agencies facing cuts in light of a $67 million operating budget next year. The Rose City – Seattle’s neighbor to the south – came up.

“Portland is pretty homogenous, where as we do have these distinct neighborhoods,” Godden said.

Councilwoman Sally Clark caught the slight, joking “she’s using a slur against Portland.”

How will Stumptown – home of the Trailblazers, Powell’s Books, Voodoo Dougnut and The Decemberists – respond?